Game.



H. L. WATKINS.

V GAME. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l8. l9! 7.

1 ,275,805. I Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Aug 13, 1'Q18 Applicationfiled September 18, 1917 Serial No. 191,957.

I '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARVEY L. WATKINS,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to the class eration and that can bemanufactured and it placed on the market at a minimum cost.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a game that willinterest and amuse children and atthe same time provide means for smallchildren to readily learn the alphabet and numerals.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangementof the various parts of the game board will be brought out more indetail in the description to follow, which, for a clear understand ingof the invention, should be considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed,for the purpose of illustration, convenient and satisfactory embodimentsof theinvention. It is to be noted, in this connection, that minorchanges in the construction and arrangement of the various parts may bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention or the principleof operation thereof.

In the drawing;

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my game apparatus, and v Fig. 2 is atransverse section thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsthereof, my invention co1nprises a pair of superposed rectangular members preferably of sheet metal having n'umerals arranged along the outeredges of the lower member in series of twenty-five member.

while the upper member is provided with letters ofthe alphabet along theouter edges thereof.

The lower member designated 1 and hereinafter known as the numeral boardcomprises a sheet metal member of a rectangu lar configuration havingnumerals arranged along the outer edges thereof in series of twenty-fivefor a purpose which will hereinafter appear. The upper member which isarranged in spaced relation relative to the lower member isdesignated 2and will hereinafter be known as the alphabetic board and is providedwith letters of the alphabet along the outer edges thereof.

The alphabetic board and the numeral board are connected by means of arivet member 3and washers 4: which are mounted on the outer surfaces ofthe board. Interposed between the board members is a comparativelysmaller washer for an obvious purpose. It is of course obvious that therivet member extends through an opening 6 that is arrangedconcentrically of the board members. The rules of the gameare asfollows: Each of the participants of the game selects the letterpreferably the first letter of his name and then proceeds to r0- tatethe alphabetic board 2, and after the same has come to a stop seeks theletter originally retained and selects the numeral closest the samealong the outer edges of the lower board. This procedure is gone throughwith, two or three times, 2'. 6., the rotating of the upper board andthe selecting of the numerals nearest thereto by each After each memberhas gone through this procedure the participant having the lowest totalsum is considered the winner of the game.

It is of course to be understood that the above description andaccompanying drawing comprehend only the general embodiment of myinvention and that various minor changes in detail of construction,proportion and arrangement of parts may be made within the. scope of theappended claim and without sacrificing any of the advantages ofmyinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a device of the character described the combination of a pair ofrectangular mem- 5 bers arranged in superposed spaced relation, thelower member having numerals arranged on the outer edges thereofltheupper mem her having letters of the alphabet arranged along the outeredges thereof, and the upper member being adapted to rotate on the lower10 member for a purpose specified.

ln'testimony whereof, I afliX my signature hereto.

HARVEY L. WATKINS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G.

